Zense Set Méja jeung Korsi ku Louis Wai Yin Hung

Karya Zense Set Méja jeung Korsi ku Louis Wai Yin Hung nyaéta pamenang anu dihormat pisan tina 2025 A' Design Award Emas anu bergengsi dina Katégori Kompetisi Desain Parabot.

EmasParabot· 2025

Zense Set Méja jeung Korsi

ku Louis Wai Yin Hung

Klién: Iterative Studio

Pamenang A' Design Award Emas dina Katégori Parabot

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Ngeunaan Zense Set Méja jeung Korsi

Zense nyaéta méja transformatif anu ngahijikeun karajinan tradisional Tiongkok jeung fungsionalitas kontemporer. Desain na ngajadikeun prosés transformasi jadi aksi ritualistik, ngalibetkeun sakabéh 5 indra pamaké pikeun ngalih sacara mulus antara permukaan kaligrafi jeung platform upacara tèh. Karya ieu dijieun ku leungeun, ngudag katipisan kai anu taya saméméhna ngaliwatan téknik pengrajin nu mahér, ngandelkeun téknik sambungan kai tradisional wungkul, tanpa komponén logam nanaon.

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Ngeunaan A' Design Award Emas

Zense Set Méja jeung Korsi mangrupa juara A' Design Award Emas, pangakuan anu pohara bergengsi anu dipasihkeun ka desain kelas kahiji, ngaranjing jeung unggul. Para juara Emas téh kréasi anu pohara inovatif, visionér jeung matak ngacung anu ngagambarkeun kajeniusan, hikmah jeung kaahlian para désainerna. Zense Set Méja jeung Korsi diharepkeun jadi panemuan anu pohara dipuji, pelopor tren, sarta monumental anu méré nilai anu can kungsi aya. Desain juara A' Design Award Emas ieu mangrupa proyék spéktakulér tur dihormat anu pohara mangpaatna sarta ngamajukeun watesan seni, élmu, desain jeung téknologi. Zense Set Méja jeung Korsi nyiptakeun rasa hayang anu kuat, ngahudang gairah, ngadorong kréativitas, jeung ngagumkeun urang.

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Sipat Unik: Zense is both a furniture to ritual instrument. Its transforming structure—crafted from impossibly slender wood members—orchestrates tea ceremony and calligraphy while inscribing cultural memory into space. Every operational motion (wood sliding, joinery clicking) becomes ceremonial act of all 5 senses from touch, to sound; every use converts rooms into heritage vessels. The exoskeleton's artisanal precision enforces ritual deliberation, making tradition tactile through:
Diménsi & Bungkusan: 1300mm x 550mm x 720mm. Fully handcrafted with (screwless) traditional wooden joinery techniques. Weight distribution of structures optimised to minimise profile of structural members into 30mmx30mm solid wood.
Tag: Handcrafted, table, chair, set, upcycled, wood, traditional, joinery, asian, culture
Téknologi Produksi: Handcrafted by master artisans using traditional Chinese joinery, the furniture set is composed of 553 upcycled timber components, each meticulously shaped to optimize weight distribution—resulting in a slender yet perfectly balanced structure. Analog iterations refined proportions without digital intervention, ensuring harmony between form and function. Magnets were discreetly chiseled into wooden housings, as the assembly relies entirely on wood-on-wood joinery, eliminating metal fasteners. Even its construction embodies ritual, merging vernacular craftsmanship with intentional, meditative precision.
Tantangan Desain: This project faced the dual challenge of reviving ancient Chinese joinery while pushing wood’s structural limits to unprecedented thinness—all without modern engineering aids. nternally, we grappled with fading craftsmanship traditions. Material constraints demanded upcycled wood with unpredictable grain behavior, while the absence of metal fasteners required perfect joinery precision. Production hinged on master artisans capable of such handwork that relied on sensory intuition alone.
Panalungtikan: This project pursued the minimal threshold dimensions of wooden members while retaining structural integrity, guided solely by craftsmen who discern strength through fingertips. Each slender element was refined not by engineering calculations, but through generations of tactile material intelligence. Practitioners tested these components, their ceremonial movements revealing where rigidity needed to yield to grace.
Inspirasi: Zense transforms Asian heritage into lived experience. This kinetic table merges tea ceremony and calligraphy through masterful woodcraft—its slender exoskeleton achieving structural elegance while enforcing ritual deliberation. Every interaction engages the senses, making tradition tactile rather than symbolic. Through material intelligence and embodied use, Zense bridges past and future, turning cultural memory into tangible, sensory encounters.
Durasi Proyék: The project started in 2018 and was exhibited most notably DesignInspire 2019 and SUPERDESIGN SHOW (Superstudio Pi - Via Tortona 27 - Milan) in 2022, amongst other venues in Hong Kong and China across 2022-2025.
Alur Operasi: Zense begins as a serene writing surface, but with a simple lift, its wooden top rises and locks into place, transforming into a tea ceremony platform. There are no buttons or complicated mechanisms; just smooth, deliberate motions that mirror the care of traditional rituals themselves. This motion forces mindfulness, and addresses all 5 sense of the body. Every interaction—the weight of the moving parts, the satisfying click of alignment is designed to make the past feel present and purposeful.